Around 175 players came to Reno for the Far West Open, down about 20 from last year. Presumably the poor economy kept some folks away. Most of the regular attendees did make the trek up the mountains, despite a late winter snow storm on Thursday. Even a few titled players from back east chose Reno over the woods full of foxes.

Unfortunately, it is 1:45am and I finished my game about 20 minutes ago. I have apparently come down with an acute case of drawitis. Even worse, the 7 hour time control is brutal, especially if you had a 5 1/2 hour game this morning. However, my personal record of 14 hours of play in a single day, also set in Reno, is still safe.